Automatic glass blowing machine



June 27, 1933. .A. c. PARKER 1,915,336

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abtozmq Patented June "27, 1933 ,=-,,N. ED TATE ALVAH c. PARKER, os ronnno, omo, AssrGNoaro THE LIBBEY cLAs s MiinUFAorrUn ING' COMPANY,, A. CORPORATION OF OHIO- AUroM TrceLAss BLOWING MACHINE Application filed October 24, 1928. Serial No. 314,557.

- A This invention-relates to automaticapparatus for blowing glassware and more particularly to apparatus for blowing what are commonly known as optics, that is, glassware having designs therein resulting from chillingthe blank along certain lines before.

blowing by -means of what, is known as a ",spotmold, which is a device having a sharp raised interior design, and adapted to contact glass only on the raised points or lines of said design. 1 v 1 My invention is illustrated as being used in conjunction with a glass blowing machine similar to that shown in the'patent to August 'Kadow, No. 1,331,772 issued February 24,

1920. Details of the invention will appear as the description proceeds. a

In the accompanying drawings forming a part. of this specification, Figure 1 is a partial section of apparatus such as shown in the above specified'patent withmy invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail showing a side elevation of the molding apparatus in its lowered 'positiongyFig. 3 is a I plan view of the mold and mold carrier; Fig.

4 is a front elevation of the molds with the spot mold in elevated position; Fig. 5 is'a horizontal section of one of the spotmolds;

Fig: 6 is a plan view of the apparatus for oscillating the spindles; Fig. 7 is a section on v the line 77 of Fig. 6.

f The apparatus illustrated comprises-a base 10 from which rises a central .drum 11. The turret isadapted to revolve around drum 11 3 and to carry a plurality ofblowing devices for. successive operation. There is indicated a base 12 for this turret with columns 13 rising from the base to an upper plate 14 mounted betweenthe columns. Other castings 15 are mounted between the columns to provide the slideways and supports for the various devices comprising the operating portion of the machine. a j v A spindle 16 carried by the turret has an .end clamp 17 adapted to clamp and hold a gob of glass. Beneath each spindle 16 there'is a mold'18. A moldcarrier 19 has mounted thereon a hinge pin 20 from which the mold halves a'resupported by arms 21. Lugs 22 projecting fromarms 21 are connectedby links 23 with a mold operating device includmg a cushioning spring 24. This mold operatlng device is actuated by an arm 25 of a lever which is fulcrumedon a pin 27 mounted in brackets 27 depending frombase 12. The other arm; 26 of thelever is operated by a cam. a a

Base 12 isprovided with a radial slot 28 and a slideway 29 in which there operates a slide 30. Slide 3O is provided with. a cam roller 31 operatedby a fixed cam 32 mounted upon the central drum. A cam member 33 is mounted on slide 30 and projects downward through slot 28. Cam 33 is provided with a cam groove 34 for actuating the opening and closing arm 26, and with a cam groove 3 34 which operates a support'35 pivotedupon by a'ratchet member 41 so asto support carrier 19 at the desired elevation upon member lfixtending from member 36 between the two molds there is a'bracket 42 provided with a-slideway 43 in which there is'mounted a slide 44. Slide 44 carries a member'45 having arms 46 which support spot molds 47. A set. screw 48 limits the downward movement of slide 44 in slideway 43. cam roller 49 isprovided on the lower side of slide 44 and is adapted to engageand be raised b'ya cam 50, at frequentintervals, as will be more fully; described below. Brackets 51 are mounted upon asuitable support'52, which may bethe floor upon which themachine rests. Cam 50 is mounted upon brackets 51 by .means of an adjustable connection, 53 which allows of the adjustment of the cam in the direction of travel of the molding mechanism.

Two spindles 16 are mounted in a carrier 54 above each mold carrier 19. Mechanism 5 5 is provided for moving the spindles longi- 'tudinally and a cam plate 56 mounted upon I PATENT oFFicE also through intermediate connections oscillates the spindle carrier 54 about a transverse axis radiating from the center of the drum.

The spot mold may be of proper construction to impart the desired design to a .glass blank. In tl'ieconstruction shown the spot mold comprises-aseries of rods 57 each having V-shaped sides 58 adapted to contact the glass rand form grooves therein. A block ofwood 59 is preferably placed in the bottom of the spot mold to limit the length of the glass blank at the time the spot mold is in operative position.

Spindle carrier 54. is adapted to bejrotated by a shaft 60. The shaft 60 may be rotated by any desired connections with means mounted upon, the drum. In the construction shown there is gear wheel 61 which is adapted to mesh with a rack or racks mounted upon the drum in such relation as to rotate shaft 60 at desired times.v

The outer end of shaft 60 carries a gear 62 meshing with a small gear 63 on stub shaft 64:. The upper end of stub shaft 64 carries a gear 65. Each spindle 16 carries an elongated gear 66 which is always in mesh with an intermediate gear 67 which in turn meshes with gear 65. The elongation of gear 66 allows for its constant meshing with gear 67 regardless of the operation of spindle moving means 55. i

A sliding rack carrier 68 is mounted in a slideway 69 above gear on the spindle carrier. A spring 70 normally urges carrier 68 towards the drum until a bolt 71 on the rack carrier encounters a stop 72 on the spindle carrier. A rack 73 is pivoted to the rack carrier 68 andspring 7 4: between rack 73 and carrier 68'normally urging the rack away from the carrier.

A-plunger rod? 5 is mounted in a casing 7 6 upon plate 14 in position to align with rack carrier 68 when thespindles are positioned with their gob carrying ends downward. A spring 7 7 within the casing 76 normally retracts plunger towards the axis of the drum. A link 78 connects the end of plunger 7 5 with a lever 79 pivoted to plate 14 at 80. Lever 79 is actuated by a cam roller 81 in position to encounter a cam 82 fixed upon the central drum. When the plunger is urged outward by cam 82, it encounters rack carrier 68 and forces the carrier outward until rack 73 engages and turns a gear 83 mounted upon the upper side of one of the gears 67. Whencam 82 allows plunger 7 5 to return towards the drum, spring 7 O forces rack carrier 68 to follow the movement of the plunger and oscillate gear 83 in the opposite direction. Pivoted rack 73 may yield sufficiently to prevent breakage when the teeth of the rack do not atfirst properly mesh with the teeth of gear 88, or to slip over the'teeth in case the spindle does not turn.

The operation of the apparatus will be aptudinal axis.

parent from an examination thereof in the light of the above disclosure, but for convenience, a brief summary of this operation will be given. The general operation of the glass blowing machines constructed in accordance with the above mentioned patent and other patents of August Kadow is well known and need not be described in detail. For purposes of this application, the essential feature is that spindle 16 is moved about its transverse axis,which is the axis of shaft 60, and is positioned with the gob holding clamp 17 upward to receive the gob and is provided with means for blowing into the gob at proper intervals. In the ordinary operation of the machine, the gob is partially blown into a parison and the spindle is then turned about its transverse axis to: position the gob holding end downward.

While the-glass is being received and inaxis of drum 11. When the parison has become properly elongated, the cam roller on carrier45 encounters cam 50 and rides upwardthereonlifting spot moldsl'f into engagement with the parison and impressing a pattern thereon. With the form of device shown this pattern consists in vertical lines 7 and is impressed upon the parison while spindle 16 isistationary withrespect to its longispot mold may be made spiral and cam 82 may be constructed so as to oscillate the spindle about its longitudinal axis in one direction while the spot ,moldis being raised and in the opposite directionwhile-the spot mold is being lowered. The pitch of the If desired, the rods 57 of the I cam beingiregulated so that the 'parison will i in effect be screwed down-into the spot mold and then screwed out therefrom. The block of wood in the bottom of the spotmold acts to support the bottom of the parison and regulate its length at the time the spot mold is raised to its highest position. 1

After the spot mold has beenlowered, the blow molds are closed about the parison and it is blown in the usual manner except for the turning of the spindle about its longitudinal axis. It has been customary to rotate the spindle continuously in one direction as is usual in blowing glass articles in paste molds. When the method herein described is employed for blowing what are known in the trade as optics, it is preferable to oscillate the glass in the mold instead of continuously rotating it in one direction, at least duringthemoi e lastic stageof the glass, in order to avoid istortion t the 'pattern'.

Forth is reason, cam 82jisfso arranged as to encounter roll 81 and'drive plunger 75"outlward and then release it for return-'InoVement during, at least,'-the initial portion of the final blowing. This results in a ir'eciprocating motion of rack carrier 68 which in turn imparts oscillating motion to a gear 83 by means of rack 73. v The oscillatory motion of gear 83 is transmitted by'theintermediate gear 67 to which itis attached directly to one ofthe spindle gears 66 and through a gear 1 65 and the other gear 67to' the companion spindle" gear 66. The turningot gear 65 results also in the oscillation ofgears 62, 63 and shaft 60,- In'order tomake this'possible it is necessary that the oscillatory motion imparted cam 82 shall take place ata time when agear 61 onv shaft 60-is not engaged by a rack jon'drum ll I The oscillatory motion imparted by c'am i 82 'ma y becontinued until the blowingv is raised sharp design adapted to contact glass only along the lines of said design, andoperating to chill the glass along said lines sufficiently to form along such lines thickened glass walls, upon subsequent blowing of the glass, a result known in the trade as optics;

What I claim is: v

1. A carrier for a gob of glass, means to move the carrier, a spot mold, means to bring the spot mold into engagement with a gob of glass on the'carrier while the carrier is in motion and to thereafter move the spot mold from the glass, a blow mold and means to close the blow mold about the gob on the carrier after the spot mold has been removed. i I

2. A carrier for a gob of glass, means to blow into a gob of glass carried on the carrier, means to move the carrier, a spot mold, means to bring the spot mold into engagement with a gob of glass on the carrier while the carrier is in motion and to thereafter remove the spot mold from the glass, a blow mold and means to close the blow mold about the gob'on the carrier'after the spot mold has been removed. I i

3. A carrier for a glass blank,'a mold carrier, means to move the mold carrier to and from a position in which it holds the mold in. cooperative relation with a blank on the blank carrier, a pattern forming device carried by the mold carrier, means to open and close a mold on 'the carrier and means to move the pattern forming device on the care rier, the last said means being coordinated with the meansto move the mold carrier and themeans to open" and close a mold on'the carrier so thatthepatternlorniing device is; moved into cooperative" position with p a blank and away fromrthat position 'while'the moldcarrier is insaid cooperative position and while the mold is'open.

4. In combination, a spindleiadapted to carry a gob of glass, means to'impresson the gob carried by the-spindle 'lines approximately longitudinaliof the. axis 'ofzthe spindle,'a mold,'means for closingthe mold about a gob on the spindle, means for blowing theglass inthe mold, and means to oscillate I thespindle about its longitudinal axis while the glass is beingblown.

In combination, a'spindle adapted to carry axgob of glass, means-to impress on the gob carried by the spindle lines approximately'longitudinal otthe axis of the spindle, a mold, me'ansfor closing the mold about v a gob onthespindle, means for blowing'the glass in the'mold,'and means to 'oscillaterthe spindle about its longitudinal axis "during the'iirst part of the blowing. and meansto rotate the spindle" during the completion of the blowing. i ,v

6. A spindle adapted" to. carry agob of glass, means to blow "the gob on the spindle, a spot mold, means to apply the spot moldto the gob on the spindle and to re- 'moveit therefrom, a blow mold, and means to close the blow mold about the gob on the spindle afterthe spot mold has been removed. a V

7 A spindle adapted to carry a gob of glass, means to blow the gob on the spindle,

a spot mold and meansto apply the spotmold to the gob on the spindle, blow mold and means to close the blow mold about the gob on the spindle and means to oscillate the spindle about its longitudinal axis during I the initial portion of the blowing.

8. A spindle adapted to carry a gob of glass, means to blow the gob on the spindle, a spot mold and means to apply the spot mold to the gob on the spindle, a blow mold and means to close theblow mold about the gob on the spindle, and means to oscillate the I spindle about its longitudinal axis during the initial portion of the blowing, andmeans to rotate the spindle I subsequent to said oscillat1on. I

9. A spindle adapted to carry agob of. glass, mea-ns'to blow the gobon the spindle, Y a spot mold, means to apply the spot mold to the gob on the spindle and to remove it therefrom, a blow mold, means to cl the a blow mold about the gob on the spindle after the spot mold has been removed and means to revolve said spindle, spot mold and blow mold about a. vertical axis.

10. 'Apparatusin accordance with claim 9,

and having. means for moving the spindle about a transverse axis.

11. In combination, a central drum, a glasscarrying spindle, means to revolve the spindle about the drum with its longitudinal axis in a plane substantially parallel to the axis of the drum, means to move the spindle about a transverse axis substantially radial 'rier beneath the spindle, means to open and close the blow mold, a spot mold mounted 011 the carrier beneath the spindle and means to reciprocate the spot mold vertically to and from the position occupied by the blow mold when closed.

'13. In combination, a central drum, a carrier mounted to rotate about said drum, a glass-carrying spindle mounted on said carrier, a mold support pivoted to the carrier beneath the spindle on a horizontal axis, a blow mold comprising two half molds hinged together about a vertical hinge pin mounted on the mold support, a slide mounted on the mold support for reciprocation parallel with the hinge pin and a spot mold-mounted on said slide. r f

14:. In, combination, a central drum, a glass-carrying spindle, means to revolve the spindle about the drum with its longitudinal axis in a plane substantially parallel with the axis of the drum, means to move the spindle about a transverse axis substantially radial of the drum, a slide associated with said spin:- dle and carried therewith about said radial axis, a spring pressing the slide towards the axis of the drum, a plunger revolving with said spindle about the drum but in fixed position with'respeot to said radial axis, a cam on the drum adapted to reciprocate said plunger, the cam being so located as to -reciprocate the plunger at a time when the plunger isin line with said slide, and connections between the slide and the spindle for oscillating the spindle about itslongitudinal axis when the slide is reoiprocated.

15. Apparatus in accordance Wltlr claim 14, and having a blow mold and a spot mold, and meansto revolve them about the central drum with the glass-oarrying spindle and means to apply them successively to glass on the: spindle. I

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to this specification.

ALVAH C. PARKER. 

